Connect to a FortiGate firewall

Last update: February 05 2026

The settings in the instructions apply to FortiOS 6.x and 7.x versions. If you have a different version of FortiOS, you can find documentation for that version in the FortiGate control panel in the upper right corner or on the official FortiGate website.

Graphical interface

1. Open the page in your browser:

   https://<ip_address>

   Specify <ip_address> - The IP address of the firewall that you received in the ticket after ordering the service.

2. Authorize with administrator login and password. If you authorize for the first time, use the login and password received in the ticket after ordering the service.

CLI

1. Open the CLI.

2. Connect to the firewall via SSH:

   ssh <username>@<ip_address>

   Specify:

   • <username> - administrator login. If you are authorizing for the first time, use the login received in the ticket after the ordering the service;
   • <ip_address> - The IP address of the firewall that you received in the ticket after you ordered the service. ordering the service.

3. Enter the administrator password. If you are authorizing for the first time, use the login received in the ticket after ordering the service.